Battersby, William –

Son of Andrew and Lydia Battersby, of 6, Antelope Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. A bugler. Memorial in St. Stephen’s Churchyard, Kearsley.

Personal details

  • Surname: Battersby
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 15th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16921
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: I. E. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 25/05/1917 06/07/1917 23/11/1917 28/12/1917 17/05/1918 18/10/1918

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